Image of an elevated landscape view of the buildings and grounds of Vassar Female College in Dutchess County, New York; women walk along the paths at left; rolling hills and trees in background; list of trustees in bottom margin. "Perspective designed by Egidius C. Winter, Archt."--text, bottom left margin. "Ferd. Mayer & Co. Lith. 96 Fulton St. New-York."--text, bottom right margin. "Situated near Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, state of New York. Erected and open for public education. A.D. 1864. Matthew Vassar, Founder. James Renwick Jr. Architect. William Harloe, Builder. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by Egidius C. Winter in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 60.64 x 90.65 cm (23 7/8 x 35 11/16 in.)
College buildings--Pictorial works Landscapes--Pictorial works Universities and colleges--Pictorial works Vassar Female College--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Poughkeepsie (N.Y. : Town)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Education Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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